Steritest^® Symbio Sterility Testing Pump Guide

Sterility testing is a validation protocol for products manufactured according to GMP to confirm their sterile status. Our sterility testing Steritest^®Symbio pumps, accompanied by our smart accessories, are designed for ideal integration into any testing environment, making reliable sterility testing easier than ever.

STERITEST^® SYMBIO STERILITY TESTING PUMP

Steritest^® Symbio pumps when combined with our wide variety of membrane filtration devices and high-quality culture media and rinsing fluids offer an optimized and fully regulatory-compliant testing process (USP 71, EP 2.6.1, and JP 4.06). Whether you carry out your sterility testing in a cleanroom, isolator, or laminar flow hood, the Steritest^® Symbio Pump ensures reproducibility, while streamlining your workflow, maximizing safety, confidence and convenience.

• Key Advantages of the Steritest^® Symbio Pump
• Smart Sterility Testing Accessories
• Perfectly designed Sterility Test Pumps for Your Testing Environment
• Complete Sterility Testing Solutions

KEY ADVANTAGES OF THE STERITEST^® SYMBIO PUMP

Steritest^® Symbio Pump

Reproducible test results

The sterility testing pumps safeguard your testing procedure, ensure test method reproducibility and help you save time. The test method mode displays your sterility test protocols in an easy step-by-step way, including customizable handling information.

Safe

• Cleanroom-friendly hardware: air-tight housing and passive cooling prevent particle emission
• Two pressure modes—including automatic pumping speed reduction—alert the operator, reducing the risk of test interruption and minimizing the stress on any microorganism present
• Easy to clean and resistant to gas decontamination in isolators

Intelligent design

• Reduced pump height for easy access in laminar flow hoods
• Compact pump frees up working space and loading capacity in isolators
• Compatible with vertical and horizontal air flows

Reliable

• The automatic pump head closure ensures quick and easy tube placement and reliable splitting of the liquid sample
• Precise timer function: small volumes are sampled with high accuracy

Ergonomic

• The ergonomic shape of the housing allows easy tube loading, with no risk of pinching gloves and test interruption
• Adjustable bottle holder height and orientable display for perfect screen visibility

User friendly

• Clear user interface displayed on an 11 cm (4.3 inch) color LCD screen
• Choice of operating language (Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, or Turkish)
• Test method library: store up to 250 filtration protocols and follow them step-by-step on the screen

PERFECTLY DESIGNED STERILITY TEST PUMPS TO FIT YOUR TESTING ENVIRONMENT

We understand the challenges and requirements of testing environments. That’s why we have developed a complete set of pumps to suit your need.

Compact Steritest® Symbio LFH Pump	Integrated Steritest® Symbio ISL Pump	Versatile Steritest® Symbio FLEX Pump
With its compact design, the Steritest® Symbio LFH pump can be used comfortably in the smallest testing environments, including in a laminar flow hood, biosafety cabinet, cleanroom or even inside an isolator.	The Steritest® Symbio ISL pump is optimized for convenient sterility testing inside isolators. Its table-integrated design offers more working space and loading volume in isolators. The pump is compatible with all standard round table cutouts and is a perfect replacement for Steritest® Integral and Steritest® Equinox Isolator pumps (no need for table rework).	The Steritest® Symbio FLEX pump is very versatile, and can be installed in multiple ways, in either an isolator or a laminar flow hood. The pump is compatible with all standard round cutouts, and is also the perfect replacement for the Steritest® Equinox Isofit pumps, as it will also match its oval cutout without the need for table rework.
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Sterility test reproducibility with our software

The dedicated Steritest^® Symbio software allows easy creation and management of test methods and simplified synchronization. Operators are given step-by-step assistance throughout the testing procedure.

SMART STERILITY TESTING ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR STERITEST^® SYMBIO PUMP

Our Steritest^® Symbio Accessories are designed to facilitate your daily sterility testing work routine. The accessories address your special requirements and are available for different drug packaging configurations to speed up and streamline your workflow.

Improve every step from sample handling to incubation

Testing Environmental Setup

Steritest^® Communication Hub Holder for Hoods

• Save lab space by easily attaching the communication hub to one of the legs of the laminar flow hood
• Allows for easy access to the pump’s main switch and connectors keeping the floor free of cables

Steritest^® Connection Cable Extension with Tri-Clover^® Clamp

• The optional connection cable extension with Tri-Clover^® clamp connects the Steritest^® Symbio LFH or FLEX pump to the communication hub when used in an isolator

Sample handling

Steritest^® Glass Ampoule Breaker

• Flexible placement in your testing environment
• Keeps your bench clear of glass particles or droplets
• Contains up to 60 ampoule tips
• Easy to empty

Steritest^® Holder for Steridilutor^® NEO Vent Chamber

• Prevent vials from leaking when reconstituting powders and keeps the Steridilutor^® vent chamber above the liquid level
• Autoclavable and resistant to vaporized hydrogen peroxide & peracetic acid decontamination cycles in isolators

Filtration

Steritest^® Holder for Sterile Bags

• Free your workbench by hanging sterile bags on the holder hooks
• Autoclavable and resistant to vaporized hydrogen peroxide & peracetic acid decontamination cycles in isolators

Steritest^® Syringe Support

• Compatible with Steritest® Equinox and Steritest® Symbio pumps
• Safe handling of syringes with needles.
• Automatic dispensing of sterile fluid to dilute the content of the syringes

Waste management

Steritest^® Waste Overfilling Sensor for Solid Containers

• User is warned by an audible signal and visual alert on the Steritest^® Symbio pump screen when the waste container is almost full
• Test in progress can be finished before the waste container is emptied or replaced

Transport and Incubation

Steritest^® Canisters Carrying Tray

• Safe transport and incubation of up to 5 media-filled canisters
• No risk of canisters falling during transport

Steritest^® rack for carrying tray

• Secures up to 4 canister carrying trays
• Safe transport and incubation of up to 20 media-filled canisters at one time

Safe Shipment

Shipping Case

• Ensures safe shipment of your Steritest^® Symbio Pumps
• For their yearly maintenance, a special shipment case is available, which is compatible with all Steritest^® Symbio pumps

 

Complete Sterility Testing Solutions for Complete Confidence

Discover our full sterility testing portfolio based on over 45 years of experience and expertise. Our large variety of devices and pumps, along with sterile culture media and rinsing fluids can help you to stay compliant, whether you use membrane filtration or direct inoculation methods. Reduce the sterility testing workload and focus on your critical lab activities thanks to our extended Steritest^® services portfolio. The experienced application and validation engineers will assist in method development and validation implementation within the QC microbiology laboratory. They will also provide basic and advanced technical training on sterility testing, in person or remotely.

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Poster: Complete Solutions for Complete Confidence with the Steritest^® System

 

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